Moscow, NU Online
Moscow government prohibited the sale of alcohol near Soboraya and Istoricheskaya mosques during the celebration of Idul Adha holiday, RIA Novosti news agency reports with reference to the representative of the Prefecture of the Central Administrative District (CAO) of the capital of Russia.<>

"The ban on the sale of alcohol will operate on the area of Soboraya and Istoricheskaya mosques location during the celebration of Idul Adha holiday." said the representative of the Prefecture of the Central Administrative District.

Idul Adha is an Islamic festival to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim (also known as Abraham) to follow Allah's (God's) command to sacrifice his son Ismael. Muslims around the world observe this event.

At Idul Adha, many Muslims make a special effort to pray and listen to a sermon at a mosque. They also wear new clothes, visit family members and friends and may symbolically sacrifice an animal in an act known as qurbani. This represents the animal that Ibrahim sacrificed in the place of his son.

In some traditionally Muslim countries, families or groups of families may purchase an animal known as udhiya, usually a goat or sheep, to sacrifice, but this is not common or legal in many parts of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States or many other countries.

In these countries, groups of people may purchase a whole carcass from a butcher or slaughterhouse and divide it amongst themselves or just buy generous portions of meat for a communal meal on Idul Adha. People also give money to enable poorer members of their local community and around the world to eat a meat-based meal.

In the period around Idul Adha, many Muslims travel to Mecca and the surrounding area in Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj pilgrimage. Package holidays are organized from many countries. Muslims may plan and save for many years to enable them to take part in this event, which is one of the five pillars of Islam.

Editing by Sudarto Murtaufiq